Gerald Caron

Gerald is the Chief Information Security Officer at Acronis, bringing more than 20 years of cybersecurity and IT leadership across government organizations and the private sector. He most recently served as Program Management Director at SAIC and previously as Vice President of Cybersecurity at RIVA Solutions. A former member of the Senior Executive Service, he held CIO roles at the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Health and Human Services, served in technical roles at the State Department and began his public service career in the U.S. Army. A recognized Zero Trust leader, Gerald has chaired working groups for the U.S. Chief Information Officers Council E-Ops Committee for Zero Trust and the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC). His honors include the FedHealthIT 100 in 2022 and 2023 award, GovCIO’s 2022 Fed IT Flycademy Zero Trust Advocate of the Year, ATARC’s 2022 Government Member of the Year, and FedScoop’s 2022 Best Bosses in Federal IT. Gerald is a graduate of Northern Virginia Community College and holds certification from Forrester as a Zero Trust Strategist.